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CAN NATURE BE Q-DEFORMED? Hartmut Wachter May 16, 2009 Contents Introduction Milestones in q-deformation Idea of a smallest length Regularization by q-deformation Multi-dimensional q-analysis Application to quantum physics Outlook Introduction Introduction Milestones in q-deformation q-numbers (Euler) and q-hypergeometric series (Heine) q-integrals and q-derivatives (Jackson) quantized universal enveloping algebras (Kulish, Reshetikhin, Drinfeld, Jimbo) quantum matrix algebras (Woronowicz, Vaksman, Soibelman) quantum spaces with differential calculi (Manin, Wess, Zumino) braided groups (Majid) Idea of a smallest length Plane-waves of different wave-length can have the same effect on a lattice: Thus, we can restrict attention to wave-lengths larger than twice the lattice spacing: A smallest wave-length implies an upper bound in momentum space: a Regularization by q-deformation Transition amplitudes contain q-analogs of Fourier transforms: Jackson-integral singles out a lattice: For suitable c q-deformed trigonometrical functions rapidly diminish on q-lattice points: q-deformed trigono-metrical function Jackson-integral points of q-lattice q-lattice points are very near roots of q-trigonometrical function Regularization by q-deformation Fourier transform converges even for polynomial functions: Large values of x·p are ?suppressed”: Multi-dimensional q-analysis Star-product realizes non-commutative product of quantum space on a commutative coordinate algebra. Braided Hopf-structure of quantum space gives law for vector addition. Partial derivatives generate infinitesimal translations on quantum space: An integral is a solution f to equation Exponentials are eigenfunctions of partial derivatives q-Deformed partial derivatives on Manin plane: with Multi-dimensional q-analysis Star-product realizes non-commutative product of quantum space on a commutative coordinate algebra. Braided Hopf-structure of quantum space gives law for vector addition